James Edwin Dickison

James (Jim) Edwin Dickison, 77, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2024 at Ascension St. John’s Medical Center in Tulsa, OK surrounded by family after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Born on February 18, 1946 in New Orleans, LA, he was the son of Walter Lee Dickison and Virginia Ethel Black Dickison. Jim grew up in Weatherford, OK, collecting postage stamps, Classics Illustrated comic books and found great joy in musical artists such as the Beatles and Buddy Holly. He graduated Valedictorian from Weatherford High School in 1964, where he covered sports for the school newspaper and also ran track, specializing in the half mile. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity at Oklahoma State University and had alway remained a Cowboy at heart. Jim’s career in retail, sales and entrepreneurship took him to different areas around the country such as Denver, Milwaukee, Boston, Dallas, Tampa, Kansas City and Tulsa. As an avid sports fan, Jim became loyal to whichever organizations played in areas he lived, and could rattle off statistics and players for those teams: The Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL; Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals of the MLB and the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. Above all, Jim loved the Oklahoma State Cowboys. That love led Jim to return and reside in Stillwater in 2012, a place where he was always happiest. Along with rooting on his beloved Cowboys in all athletics, Jim reignited his passion of officiating youth basketball and baseball games around the state. One aspect of Jim’s personality that was always so prevalent was his uncanny wit, banter and sense of humor. He had a “dad joke” or sarcastic remark always at the ready. Jim had the ability to not take himself too seriously- a hard skill to master, and unquestionably what his family and those close to him will always remember him fondly for. Laugh, cry and sing- all the joy that it was to spend time with him. Jim is survived by his six children and their spouses: Erik Dickison and wife Jennifer, Andrea White and husband Brent Houle, James Dickison, Andrew Dickison and wife Emily, Stuart Dickison and wife Ariel, and Laura Dickison, as well as ten grandchildren. Also surviving are his sister, Jane Long and husband Jim, family Susan and Steve Nuner, and numerous nieces and nephews. The family has requested in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Association at https://www.lbda.org/honor-memorial-gifts/.

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James Edwin Dickison

February 18, 1946 - January 18, 2024